抱 bào

1. bào verb to embrace; to hold in arms; to hug
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '抱' v 1; Kroll 2015 '抱' 1; NCCED '抱' 4; Unihan '抱')
2. bào verb to wrap
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '抱' 1a)
3. bào verb to hold close; to cherish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '抱' v 4; Kroll 2015 '抱' 2)
4. bào verb to surround; to encircle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 环绕 (Guoyu '抱' v 6; Kroll 2015 '抱' 3; NCCED '抱' 2)
5. bào noun the space surrounded
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '抱' 4)
6. bào noun chest; bosom
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 胸怀 (Guoyu '抱' n 1; NCCED '抱' 1)
7. bào verb to be sick; to be ill
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '抱' 3)
8. bào verb to have one's first child
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '抱' 5)
9. bào verb to adopt
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (NCCED '抱' 6)
10. bào verb to band together
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 抱团 (NCCED '抱' 7)
11. bào measure word armful
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Used to count armfuls of things; for example, 一包书 'an armful of books' (Guoyu '抱' n 12; NCCED '抱' 9)
12. bào verb to brood; to hatch
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 孵化 (Guoyu '抱' v 3; NCCED '抱' 10)
13. bào proper noun Bao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '抱' n 3)
14. bào verb to raise a child
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 养育 (Guoyu '抱' v 2)
15. bào verb to protect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of守护 (Guoyu '抱' v 5)
16. bào verb to discard; to abandon
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of丢弃 (Guoyu '抱' v 7)
17. bào verb embrace; pariṣvajana
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pariṣvajana, Japanese: hou, Tibetan: 'khyud pa (BCSD '抱', p. 541; Mahāvyutpatti 'pariṣvajanam'; MW 'pariṣvajana'; SH '抱', p. 260; Unihan '抱')

Contained in

• 1. 合抱之木 生于幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始于涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠于勤劳 4. 悟道之缘 在于用心(1. 合抱之木 生於幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始於涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠於勤勞 4. 悟道之緣 在於用心) A giant tree comes from tiny sprouts. Water that wears through rock comes from a stream of droplets. Success comes from a foundation built by diligence. Conditions for awakening come from commitment.
• 抱佛脚(抱佛腳) to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense); to profess devotion only when in trouble
• 傅抱 to help and protect

Also contained in

抱歉 、 临时抱佛脚 、 抱摔 、 抱头鼠窜 、 搂抱 、 抱残守缺 、 拱抱 、 抱臂 、 抱养 、 抱粗腿 、 抱有 、 抱病 、 抱月瓶 、 抱大腿 、 抱犊崮 、 抱持 、 抱窝 、 襟抱 、 环抱 、 抱枕 、 抱拳 、 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 、 怀抱 、 抱定 、 合抱 、 抱诚守真 、 抱愧 、 紧抱 、 抱头鼠蹿 、 抱怨 、 抱成一团 、 投怀送抱 、 抱头 、 抱抱 、 双臂抱胸 、 抱朴子 、 公主抱 、 拥抱 、 打抱不平 、 抱屈 、 抱薪救火 、 抱不平 、 抱恨 、 抚抱 、 抱头痛哭 、 抱负

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 3 Ming Bao Ji 冥報記 — count: 17 , has English translation
• Scroll 1 Daśabhūmikasūtra (Jian Bei Yiqie Zhi De Jing) 漸備一切智德經 — count: 15
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 15
• Scroll 22 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 13
• Scroll 42 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 12
• Scroll 21 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 12
• Scroll 5 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 12
• Scroll 3 Bi Nai Ye 鼻奈耶 — count: 11
• Scroll 31 Jing Lu Yi Xiang 經律異相 — count: 11
• Scroll 1 Ritual Manual for Overcoming Hindrances with the Great Compassion Dharani Sutra, the Significance of the Complete Vows of the South, the Majestic Presence of the Deities of the Potalaka Assembly and Five Divisions, Samaya, Symbols, and Mandala 攝無礙大悲心大陀羅尼經計一法中出無量義南方滿願補陀落海會五部諸尊等弘誓力方位及威儀形色執持三摩耶幖幟曼荼羅儀軌 — count: 10

Collocations

• 抱儿 (抱兒) 彼婦人等必當抱兒共相將來而作是語 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 34 — count: 10
• 身抱 (身抱) 身抱重患 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 6
• 抱重 (抱重) 身抱重患 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 6
• 扶抱 (扶抱) 梵志陀然敬心扶抱尊者舍梨子 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 5
• 抱捉 (抱捉) 乃至以身躬自抱捉 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 4
• 前抱 (前抱) 前抱長者項 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 4
• 抱尊者 (抱尊者) 梵志陀然敬心扶抱尊者舍梨子 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 3
• 抱一 (抱一) 各抱一足而作是說 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 31 — count: 3
• 嫁抱 (嫁抱) 後世女人年少當行嫁抱子 — Shiwei Guo Wang Mengjian Shi Shi Jing 舍衛國王夢見十事經, Scroll 1 — count: 3
• 恒抱 (恆抱) 恒抱疾病 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 3